OUR CHEF AND FAMILY

Chef and owner Johnny Gerona was born in Geneva, Switzerland. His cooking style is greatly influenced by his Spanish father and Italian mother along with his many European travels. His culinary expertise developed in New York City where he graduated from the French Culinary Institute of America and then worked at many fine dining restaurants including Arcadia. After working in Spain, France, and Italy he relocated to Telluride in 1987. Here he has accumulated over 30 years of experience in the culinary industry. He has previously worked as a chef for La Marmotte and Allred's restaurants along with his first business venture,the popular Pacific Street Market, that he opened along with his wife Janice.

Johnny has two daughters, Emma (L) and Nina (R) who you may see at the restaurant during the holidays.